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    On Billy's new CD (video) he talks about an abrasive powder he puts on norton before honing. Has anyone discovered where to purchase this powder?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jmsbcknr
    On Billy's new CD (video) he talks about an abrasive powder he puts on norton before honing. Has anyone discovered where to purchase this powder?

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    I haven't seen the video, but might it not be lapping compound, to get the stone flat? If so, it doesn't stay on the norton, but rather, you wash it off.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe Chandler
    I haven't seen the video, but might it not be lapping compound, to get the stone flat? If so, it doesn't stay on the norton, but rather, you wash it off.
    No he actually uses this compound and then immediately begins to hone. Says it provides more cutting power.
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    I just got the disk out and he uses "Rottenstone". He spreads it on the 4K side and states it works on the very edge.
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    Oh, ok. Rottenstone is sorta like a Nagura, used for making slurry. I don't think it actually cuts, itself. Just makes the stone cut faster by making a slurry. Bill may be doing something different, but I think the Rottenstone is just for making a slurry. Rottenstone is often used by woodworkers for fine sanding on their projects and is, I believe, slightly more cost-effective than the artificial Nagura stones.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jmsbcknr
    On Billy's new CD (video) he talks about an abrasive powder he puts on norton before honing. Has anyone discovered where to purchase this powder?

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    I believe you can buy Rottenstone wherever woodworking supplies are sold. (I usually buy from Lee Valley Tools and Woodcraft.com...I'm pretty sure both of those places sell it)

    http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?familyid=7246

    http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...at=1,190,43040
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    Rottenstone is decaying limestone. It is an abrasive. It can be used as an abrasive on a paddle strop. It is also extremely fine and breaks down with use to a smaller size. I have not tried using it for a slurry but why not try it?
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    Thanks folks.
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